courtyard / institution / CL:個|个[ge4]

= + : The pope (阝) wants to join the cloister (寺院), but first he has to pass Yu the Great's (yu) test. He has to run as fast as he can from Vatikan City to the anthill's bathroom (an4), where the entrance to the cloister is. As he arrives at the bathroom huffing and puffing, Yu the Great is waving with a checkered flag.

院 character breakdown

to finish / to be over / whole / complete / entire

= + : In other characters: A checkered flag.

= + : Willy Walrus celebrates finishing his degree just inside the anthill's kitchen. He wears a graduation cap, gets lots of coins and somebody waves with a checkered flag.
Character component without intrinsic meaning

When on the left hand side of any character, it's the pope, but when it's on the right hand side of any character, it's the emperor.

Characters with 院 as component

院 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 院

senate / upper chamber (of legislative assembly)
business school / university of business studies
abbr. for 參議院|参议院[can1 yi4 yuan4], senate / upper chamber (of legislative assembly)
musical theater / Opéra Comique, Paris
unicameralism / single-house system
both houses of US Congress
Judicial Yuan, the high court under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
courtyard house

Sentences with 院

院 currently does not appear in any sentence.